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They buy many book

他们买很多书。

tā men mǎi hěn duō shū

Natural English

They buy many books.

A quantity modifier before a canonical base-form object token.

Sentence Category Scope and Quantity
Sentence Type Standardized Expression
Level Basic

Token Mapping

  1. 1
    English Token
    they
    Chinese Unit
    他们
    Pinyin
    tā men
    Linked Word
    they - 他们
  2. 2
    English Token
    buy
    Chinese Unit
    Pinyin
    mǎi
    Linked Word
    buy - 买
  3. 3
    English Token
    many
    Chinese Unit
    很多
    Pinyin
    hěn duō
    Linked Word
    many - 很多
  4. 4
    English Token
    book
    Chinese Unit
    Pinyin
    shū
    Linked Word
    book - 书

Sentence Structure

Chinese Order
他们 / 买 / 很多 / 书
Chinglish Order
they / buy / many / book
Natural English Order
They buy many books.

Sentence Analysis

A quantity modifier before a canonical base-form object token.

Sentence Analysis

他们 / 买 / 很多 / 书 maps to They / buy / many / book. Natural English may pluralize books; canonical Chinglish keeps book unchanged.

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Standard Notes

Standard Status
Standard
Usage Context
Official candidate sentence for editorial review.
Comprehensibility
Understandable with context